Shoe-shining chair



1923 2 Shana-Sheet 1 E. SCHUYLEVR sHoE SHINING GHAIR Filed July 21,

June 3 1924..

June 3 1924. 1,496,176

E. SCHUYLER SHOE SHINING CHAIR 'Filed Ju1y`21, 1923 2 sheets-snee@ 2 Patented .lune 3,

UNHTE@ STATES PATENT FFCE.

EDW'ARD SCHUYLER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

SHOE-SHINING CHAJR.

Application sied July 21,

by a person the same as any ordinary chair,

without requiring him to climb upon an elevated Aplatform in order to reach the chair. A further object is to provide a chair of the class, which is normally dis-- posed substantially at the floor level, and whose seat, while the chair awaits occupancy, is spaced the usual distance from the floor, the arrangement of the chair being such ythat the patron walks directly to and sits down in the chair, and places his feet upon a floor-level foot-rest, after which' the chair together with the occupant is'raised, until the occupants feet are spaced the right distance from the floor for conveniently performing the polishing work. A further object is to provide novel means for adjusting the foot-rest to suit persons of different stature. A further object' is to provide novel and powerful mechanism for elevating and lowering the movable parts of the chair. And a further object is to provide means for supporting and guiding the movable chair.

Vl attain these objects by the means set forth in the detailed description which follows, and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top-plan view of the complete device.4 Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; showing the adjustable nature of the device. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the adjustable foot-rest. Fig. 4 is respectively a. top-plan and aside elevation Vof the elevating member carried by the chair proper. Fig. 5 isa rear side elevation of 4the device. Fig. 6 is respectively a top and a side view of one of the brackets that `support the elevating screw. And Fig. 7

is respectively a top" and a side view of one of the lugs by which the chair is guided.

In the drawings, 2 represents the relativelybroad flat base, which may rest per- 1923. Serial N0. 653,002.

manently von the floor 2. 3-3 represent similar posts, which rise from the reali corners of the base to which they are rigid, the said posts being held at right angles to the base by angular braces 3, as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 5, and the tops of the posts being tied and held parallel to each other by a bar 3a. Y

rllhe chairV proper, as A, consists of a relatively thin vflat platform 4, which parallels and rests upon the base 2, when the chair is in its lowermost position, shown Aby the full lines in Figs. 2 and 5. 5 is the horizontal seat, which isspaced the usual distance above the platform 4, and issup'- ported by similar open side members 6-6,

a the latter rising from the platform-land being tied together by the seat 5, and by a back 7 which parallels the posts 3, and extends from the seat to the tops of the sides. The inner faces of the sides are formed with arm-rests 6a. The seat 5 is supported midway between the sides 6, by an upright part' 8, which is rigid to the seat and platform. The chair A is movable vertically, and is guided duringsuch movements, Aby similar lugs or parts 9, which are secured to the back 7 and have arc-shaped portions 9, that slidably embrace the posts 3. The forward end ofthe sea-t 5 isf'braced by an inclined post 10,

which rises from the platform 4 and alines with the support. 12 represents the footrest, which is bored out Anear its middle to loosely receive the post 10, upon which it is adjustable, as shown in Fig; 3, for properly supporting the feet of persons of different stature. The forward end of the part `l2 comprises a relatively broad fork, upon theqarms l2 of which the feet rest during` the polishing operations, the said arms being provided with depressions 12a, which receive the shoe-heels. vThe rear end of the part l2 is formed with a narrow fork 12b, that loosely straddles the support 8 which co-operates with the post 10, for guiding the foot-rest lduring its vertical movements.' The part n12 vis normally supported on the platform 4, `and when itis lmoved and set in thevarious positions, it

is held from accidental movementby the slight canting or tilting of said part,` as shown by dotted, lines in Figt' 8. YThis temporary locking ofthe foot-rest" in the adjusted positions, may be effected by. the

weight, supplemented by a slight downward pressure, of the feet upon the rarms 12, which cause the binding of the body t2 against the front and rear surfaces of the post 10, in a well-known manner.

The chair A may be raised and lowered while the occupant is sitting in it, as'sliown by the full and dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 5, by any suitable means and power, as for example, a screw 13, which extends vertically parallel to the back 7, and, a nut 14, which may be an integral part of an angular bracket comprising a horizontal arm 14 that is secured to the seat 5, and a vertical arm 14a, which is secured to the back 7, by screws 14h. The top end of the screw 13 has its bearing in a guard 15, which is rigidly secured to the rear faces of the posts 3, vWhile the lower end of said 'screw is operatively supported by a` bracket 13", which is vsecured to the base'2, byscre-ws 13?. The screw 13 supports a relatively large wormgear 16, .which isv driven by av worm 17, the latter being mounted on a. shaft 17', whichl is journalled in brackets lf3-.19, the said brackets being secured to the base, by screws 18. One end of shaft 17 is fitted with a. miter-gear 20, which may be driven by a similar gear 20, the latter being mounted on and operated by a shaft 21, which is supported by the bracket 19, and by a bearing 8b carried by one of the braces 3. The free end of shaft. 21 is provided with a, crank 21, by which the elevating mechanism may be manually operated. Obviously, the shaft 17 may be driven by a motor, or by any other suitable power (not shown).

At the start of the shoefshining operation, the customer walks directly to the chair A while the latter is in its lowermost position, shown in Fig. 2, and sits down on the seat 5 and place-s his feet upon the foot-rest 12. The operator then turns the cra-nk 21 in the direction yfor elevating the chair together with the occupant, as shown by the dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 5. This positions the occupants feet at the right height from the floor forL conveniently performing theshining work. When the work is finished, the operator turns'the crank 21 in the opposite direction for lowering the chair to the starting point. y The chair may then be vac-ated like any ordinary chair that rests on thefioor.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isf 1. The combination with a fixed base and posts rising from the rear corners thereof,

of a chair movable relatively to said posts comprising a platform, af seat above said platform, Ya back rising from the seat and guided by said'posts," yand an elevating mechanism for raising and lweringsaid'chair.

`2.'The combination with a if'xedgbase and able relatively to said posts comprising a platform, a seat above said platform, a back rising from the seat and guided by the posts, an elevating mechanism comprising a nut carried by said chair and a screw operatively supported by said base, and a worm-andgear mechanism for operating said screw.

8. The combination with a fixed base and posts rising from the rear corners thereof. of a vertically movable chair comprising a platform, al seat supported above the platform, a back rising from the seat parallel to said posts, means carried by said back and engaging said posts for guiding the chair, and an elevating mechanism comprising a. nut carried by the chair and a screw and worm-gear carried by said base.

4. In a chair, the combination with a fixed base and posts supported by the base, of a platform normally mounted on the base, a seat above said platform, side members t-o support the seat rising from the platform, a back connecting said side members, guide lugs carried by said back and engaging said posts, a screw operatively supported by the base, a nut fixed to said back engaged by said screw, a. worm-andgear mechanism for Opera-ting said screw and miter-gears for driving said mechanism.

5. The combination with a fixed base, of a. chair mounted for vertical movement on said base including a platform, a seat, side members spaced by and supporting said seat, a mechanism for raising and lowering said chair comprising a nut carried by said' seat and a screw operatively supported by said base, a. worm-andgear mechanism for operating said screw, and means for driving the latter mechanism.

6. The combination with a stationary base, of a chair mounted for vertical movements upon said base, including a platform normally resting on the base, a. seat spaced above the platform parallel thereto, al back rising from the rear end of the seat, an inclined post rising from the platform tothe seat, a support alining with said post, a foot-rest slidable on said post and said support adapted to be adjusted and held in different positions relatively to the seat and platform by the canting of said rest, a screw for elevating and lowering said chair, and a mechanism for operating said screw.

7. A shoe-shining chair, comprising al fixed base, posts rising from the rear corners of the base, a' seat spaced above said base, a back rising from said 'seat parallel to said posts, side members supporting and spacing said seat and said back, means for raising said seat for positioning the occupantsr feet for conveniently. performing the polishing work and for'lowering said seat after said work is done, an inclined post extending below the seat, and a foot-rest adjustable verposts rising'froiri said base, of chair movtically on said post, relatively to the seat.

8. A shoe-shining chair, comprising a base parallel to said back, an elevating Screw platform, a seat spaced above said platform, disposed between said posts and engaging an inclined post rising from tbe platform parts carried by said back for raising and l0 and supporting said seat, a back extending lowering said chair, and a mechanism for 5 upwardly from the sea-t, a foot-rest adjustoperating said screw.

able on the inclined post, a base fixed beln testimony whereof I aix my signature neath said platform, posts rising from said EDWARD SCHUYLER. Y 

